Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-01
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Rev. Mr.. Bonn and Rev. Mr.. Bradley
will address the assembly at Stones
grove on the fourth.
Governor Faux, of this city, is to de-
liver the fourth of July address at
F~aulkton, in Faux county.
George Morrow has taken a position
as driver of the United States express
company's delivery wagon.
FL. F. Jencks brought in some sample
green corn last night from his garden.
1t is large enough for table use.
Everybody 10 invited to bring their
dinner and celebrate at stones grove.
Lemonade and Toe cream on the ground.
The pacing and running races which
occur at the fair ground tomorrow will
be actual tests OF speed, and very inter
esting.
Company E is instructed to assemble
ct the armory at 10 O'Clock on Monday
next for inspection, in full dress uni
form. BY order of Captain Hamiester.
The Dakota Freie Presse newspaper
and printing establishment has been
sold by the present proprietor, j. O.
Wenzlaff, to his son, Solomon Wenzlaff,
of Tyndall, Dakota. who assumes con-
troll tomorrow.
Returned pilgrims from Mitchell re-
port a visible contast between the grow
ing crops northwest of Scotland. and
those this side. The fields of waving
grain in the Jim valley between SCOT
land and Yankton contain more bushels
to the acre than beyond Scotland.
One OF the occupants of a levee house
writes a letter, q little too personal fol
publication in which she asserts that tht
" 1man mentioned yesterday as having
beer enticed from Sioux City into {
levee establishment is On old hand at thu
business and was not enticed, but CAM
of her own accord.
ID. N. Gross yesterday observed thu
twenty-f anniversary of the loss o
9 leg upon one of the bloody Potoma'
battle fields. A quarter of a century i
q long time to stump around npon 9
wooden leg, but Mr.. Gross has o fai
chance to reach the half century ami
versary Of his injury.
John r. Coxhead will guarantee th
interest on q sum sufficient to extern
the water system south on Cedar stree
from Third to Second and the extension
will probably be made some time in tn
neal future. Mr.. Coxhead will use tn
water for power to move circular saw
and other machinery.
Gen. w. Ell. FL. Beadle, who visite
Mitchell and attended the annual meet
ing oil the south Dakota teachers assc
citation this week makes a report OF til
meeting of educators to the effect tha
the association is in o aourishipg cond
tion. The meeting wat interesting j
the extreme and productive OF niue
that will prove beneficial to the scholar
in all the schools in Dakota.
Over 900 names have already been 9
CURED to the petition asking the count
commissioners TO submit the questie
of license for the sale of liquor to q 70
next November. The law requires tn
uron the petition Of one-third the vote
at last November's election this questi'
shall be submitted. There were ~
votes polled last November and IL
signatures secured are more than t
%renuired twc-thirds.
At the meeting OF the board OF trnste
OF the insane asylum, which was he
yesterday, the bids for the supplies !
the asylum for six months were open
and awarded. The following merchan
secured contracts: VIM. Blatt
groceries; e. M. Coates drugs and me-
cines; Wyman & Ward me
Cox, Odiorne & Co, dry goods. u
contract for furnishing clothing !
not yet been announced.
Twenty-one applications for license
se. intoxicating liquor within the {
limits had been filed. accompanied
the necessary bonds, in the city elsl